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starring: Val Kilmer, Gabriel Jarret, Michelle Meyrink, William Atherton, Jon Griesdirected by: Martha Coolidge
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302824551
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
ISBN: 6302824559
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release Date: June 24, 1994
Running Time: 108 minutes
Sales Rank: 4197
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: August 07, 1985
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
An underrated little picture, Real Genius offers a rare college comedy that doesn't rely on gross-out humor--and a look at Val Kilmer before he turned into a star. A high school whiz kid (Gabriel Jarret) arrives at a brainy college, where the crème de la crème of the science students are marshaled under an ambitious professor (expert villain William Atherton). Unbeknownst to them, the kids are working on a weapons system that the prof plans on selling to the government. The star student, and chief rabble-rouser, is played by Kilmer, in good early form as a cocky genius who hasn't lost touch with his goofy side. The director is Martha Coolidge, whose Valley Girl was one of the brightest (and most unexpected) of '80s comedies; she keeps the movie perking along and never worries about dumbing down a film that just happens to be about smart people. --Robert Horton
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Really Genius
Real Genius was the 1st time I saw Val Kilmer. He is very funny. At a school for genius young people, you see how some of them cope with their skills. Val was once a very serious student & almost went brain dead. Now he copes by being a funny goof-off. I enjoyed the antics & behaviors that are brought out of these real genius's.
Rating:  - movie
it took awhile to ge in the mail but once it got it i was very happy!
Rating: - Genius of a film, but keep ad libs that follow the story
The cast is fine in this smart comedy where 15 year old Gabe Jarrett comes to college to participate in a science project, not knowing its director(William Atherton) is using it to develop a secret weapon for the government. This lazer weapon can hit a human target from outer space.
I found some of the sexist humor to be distracting, i.e. one of the science students in the lab tells the other guys, "Let's go, girls!" and at the weapons testing site a female general commands attention from the ... Read More
Rating:  - Val Kilmer Party Dude
Val Kilmer is the ultimate party dude who happens to be a genius. Fun and crazy.
Rating: - Real Genius at a great price
I've only seen Real Genius on cable television, so it was great seeing it in its original screen aspect. The movie is fun, somewhat intelligent, & worth the time to watch. Whether you're a Val Kilmer fan & haven't seen this movie or if you just haven't watched it in a while, this DVD movie is worth the price.
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